The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-14
BLOWING UP A GOOD TEACHER.
The Innocent Amusement Of Little
Boys Which was not ReliShed by
tho Victim of their EOkp.

Boys in all lands, and mt all times have hceh
inclined to have their fun, ana rs II conSe-
quence school teachers have often been llle
victims. School teachers have been "luckeu
ont" or had pins put in their chairs. or been
"bIOwcd up as the circumstances, or tlic
whims Of the lads might PROMPT ana ti;,
Abbevillc boy and the AbocHiiIe 'eacher i
no exception TO the rule.
Last week some little boys, in the eXuber-
ance of their fun-lovins disposition. concclv.
ed the idea of varying the mon0tony oil the
regulation Christmas holidays. Striking out
i'm an entirely new direction they deter
minded on blowing up their teacher some
what after the fashion of the Chicago bomb
throwers, saving and excepting always any
intention on their part to do hurt to anybody.
4 shot gun shell was procured anu careful
ly charged with powder, and they concluG.
cd to throw 1t into the replace, expecting II
to explode at time when it would DO most
good.
The teacher usually sat by the warm fire OF
the school room, long after the school was
dismissed in the evening, and the evening OF
the eventful occasion of which we are Wrltlng
was no exception TO the rule.
When the school was dismissed the inno-
cent looking little package ofgun powder was
taken from the pocket Of one OF the boys ana
safely lodged at the back OF the i1re.
The boys, conscious of their Innocence OF
any evil intention, while their hearts raipi-
tated with anxiety to know the result OF their
effort at fun, left for their respective homes,
lea wing the teacher alone with his Thoughts
and his books.
In due time there was an explosion In that
fire place the like unto which had not ueen
seen or heard before in that school room.
III the absence of a special reporter 1t would
be difficult to draw a picture of the scene, or
10 convey to the reader an idea of the erect OF
that explosion.
The wood, fire, ashes and teacher are sup
posed to have been seriously mixed
1t Is not certain that they were all PM To-
gether in one heap, or whether the dlfferent
articles were scattered over the floor or sent
amid air in different directions.
The remarks of the teac her on this occasion
Immediately after he had recovered from the
>hock, are lost to the world. They were ne.
doubt eloquent and impressive in word and
manner but owing to the absence OF snort
hand reporter they can never grace !; SUNDAY
school book. while the success which crown
sd the innocent bONS'S first effort at bomb
hrnwing hns already been written In story,
md It's place In history has been assured.
SO far, the boys are ahead, but TO them there
anne q day Of Judgment.
The last part of their amusement was more
painful, thac the first had heen funny.
Who can easily understand the teachers
ceilings next morning as the boys, one amer
another, filed In. looking as innocent oi ms
.hlef aS ministpring angels ana as ignorant
Us generations YET unborn of the fun that mac
,een furnished u the teacher after their ue-
parture Tho previous evening.
When the settlement with the f1rst ot tnelr
number began in earnest, school boys could
have been seen running from that building IN
al directions, as !! lion hal Dcen turne''
hInse in that house.
Under parental expressions however the
children slowly and sorrowfully wended tbei'
way back, and each in turn learned for him
self that 1t was a bad thing TO pluy jokes OIL
on tho teacher.
The boys were severely punished, and it is
supposed that any further idea of making iun
1t the expense of that teacher has been en-
iirely abandoned.